Why Students FindIt Difficult to Finish their Theses?

Abstract

This study focuses on the reasons why students from private universities who have finished their studies, but not their research work, a requirement to obtain their degree. Several studies agree that the supervision process is a fundamental factor to complete the thesis successfully. Thesis development and successful thesis completion are conditioned by a number of factors, one of which is supervisor performance. This study explores the limitations on supervision, time, and money, which are resources students need in order to finish their theses, and suggestions for improvement. The sample of the study consisted of 129 graduate candidates from different careers at a private university in Peru. The findings show that lack of supervision during the thesis development process, lack of time to develop the thesis and finance have an impact on finishing a thesis. Supervisors must have cognitive competences in scientific methodology, statistics, and the research topic, and help the students to transition from course work to independent research.

Analysis of Constraints and Efforts to Accelerate the Completion of Students’ Final Project

“…Students on campus in general often face various obstacles in completing their final studies [4]. These constraints include internal factors, such as academic ability, motivation, and time management skills, as well as external factors, such as university policies and procedures, resource availability, and academic support [2]- [5].…”

Analisis Kesulitan Mahasiswa Santri Fakultas Tarbiyah Universitas Ibrahimy Sukorejo Situbondo dalam Menyusun dan Menyelesaikan Tugas Akhir Skripsi (TAS) pada Tahun 2023

“…Darmansyah (2023) mengatakan bahwa terdapat beragam hal yang menjadi penghambat dalam pengerjaan skripsi antara lain: pencarian judul dan lambat dalam menyelesaikan proposal skripsi, kejenuhan dalam mengerjakan skripsi, proses yang lama dalam mengumpulkan data, kesulitas menuangkan pikiran ke dalam bentuk tulisan, kesulitan membagi waktu antara mengerjakan skripsi, pengaruh dari teman. Faktor teknis dalam menyusun skripsi, mahasiswa tersebut mengalami kesulitan dalam menyusun pendahuluan (Bayona-Oré & Bazan, 2020;ÇAĞIR & Şahin, 2023;Chen et al, 2019). Seperti terungkap juga dalam hasil wawancara dengan mahasiswa semester akhir prodi Tadris Matematika, bahwa mereka rata-rata kesulitan dalam menentukan judul penelitian yang mengarah pada penelitian kualitatif atau kuantitatif.…”